Here's chapter 10, I will admit that I was shocked how much this chapter wrote itself and how long it got. I didn't want to stop but I thought it may be best to break it up. Enjoy and I want to thank Maybe I'm Just Dreaming and Prowlie fo rthe reviews on chapter 9.
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I have to admit that was probably the best shower ever. I felt a lot better now that all the goo was gone. Feeling refreshed, I walked back into the main room and found the Doctor bustling around. "Did you fix the problem?" I asked catching his attention.
"Yep had to before I went to get you back by the way thanks for the bananas." I laughed.
"You found them outside I take it?" I asked, taking a seat on the beige chair. Taking the towel from my neck I started the task of rubbing my hair dry.
"I heard you kick the door, when I opened the door I saw the Torains carrying you off. I chased them four blocks before they teleported, but they left behind a disc." He threw himself next to me on the chair. "Told me what I needed to know. The rest you know." I nodded.
"So what now?" I asked leaning back in the chair.
"Isn't that always the question, you have all of space and time at your fingertips Allie Johnson. Where do you want to go?" I followed my lead in leaning back. I looked at him to find him staring at me with a giant grin; I could guess what was going to happen. Suddenly he jumped up, pulling me up by my wrist. "So?"
He was looking at me, expecting an answer. "Ah…" I thought about it, I've been to the future once already. "New years." I stated, thinking about it.
"New years?" The Doctor asked from his place by the panel.
"For the year 2000 think about it, it was the biggest new years in my lifetime. It'd be pretty cool to see it in like New York City, they have a display in Times Square. My mom used to talk to me about it and we'd watch it on the TV." I rambled on.
I blinked as the Doctor took off like a shot. Running around the panel, he flipped switches and turned knobs. "Yes, Yes!" He came to a stop in front of a lever, "Are you ready to ring in the new millennium Allie?" Laughing at his enthusiasm, I nodded. "Then hang on." With a laugh he threw the switch and we jolted into flight. I took the flight in stride, the sudden jolts and sharp movements felt familiar almost normal. My legs seemed to have gotten used to bracing myself for the flight, I wasn't getting tossed around like a ragdoll anymore. Although I will admit I did stumble once or twice.
"Outside those doors, in two hours one million people are going to ring in the new millennium here alone." I smiled. "Ready?" He asked tugging his brown jacket off of the abstract structure.
Glancing down I gave him a look, "I'm in pajamas." He stopped half way to the door and did a quick turn around.
"I didn't notice." He said with a confused look on his face.
Shaking my head, I wondered up the stairs to find different clothes from the wardrobe. It didn't take long to find something decent to wear and change into it. I dashed back down the stairs and towards the door grabbing the Doctor's wrist I started to pull him along. "Come on Doctor, only an hour."
"New York City, New York New York. Even in the future this city thrives, people of all shapes, and backgrounds all flock to one city." He paused, his head turning and looking around. "Did you know in 1930 Daleks tried to create hybrids to continue their race here. They planned on using humans with high intelligence; they even had a race of pig men."
I stared at him, "No way." I countered, disbelieving.
The Doctor turned to me, with the crowds he was closer than I thought he was. "Way." I laughed and shook my head.
"Stopped them with the help of Martha, and some other friends we met while there." He smiled. "It's all true, maybe I'll take you with me and well visit Martha some time. She'll tell you."
"Martha? Did she travel with you too?" I asked as we pushed on though the crowds.
"She did, brilliant girl." He said. At the pace we were moving I couldn't see his face. "She walked away, said she had to."
"I'd like to meet her, be nice to talk to someone else who has traveled with you." I thought about it. "She musta really been something huh?"
I saw the Doctor's head bobble up and down in agreement. "She works with UNIT now."
"UNI-" I ended up crashing into the Doctor. "Are we here?" I asked, trying to peek over the Doctors shoulder. "Doctor?" Resting my hand on his arm, I swung myself to his side to see. I saw a giant scroll like poster hanging from a building. Looking past it I saw more just like it down the street. The poster itself seemed like an advertisement for a candidate who was running in the election. "Is the election soon?" I asked.
"That's the problem, the elections should be over." He turned to me. "The man also was never a candidate to begin with."
"Then who is he?" I asked while squinting my eyes to try and get a better look at the large face.
"I'm not sure," The Doctor sounded serious for once. "Well let's go get a good spot to watch the ball drop." Well there goes that ideal of him being serious. I laughed and followed him.
We ended up in the center of the crowd with a perfect view of the ball and the large screen TVs. "This is perfect, thank you." I almost shouted in hopes that the Doctor had heard. Waiting for the response, I turned to him only to find an empty spot. "Doctor?" I looked all around me, but he was no were to be found.
"Miss?" I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to give my attention to the man who had addressed me. Behind me stood a man and woman, "Are you alright?"
"My friend, he was in a brown coat and has crazy brown hair. He was here a second ago but now I can't find him." I said feeling a little panicked.
"Oh I think I saw a man fitting that description walk off that way." The woman told me while pointing off to the left. "Maybe he just went to look for a bathroom." I told me probably in hopes of easing my fears. I nodded, even though I wasn't fully convinced.
"Why don't you stick with us? I'm Tomas and this is Amanda." Tomas spoke gesturing to himself and the pretty woman. "That way you're not alone and when he comes back around there's three sets of eyes watching for him." I thought about it, three sets of eyes would be good but if he wondered off I doubt it was to find a bathroom.
"I'm going to get a bottle of water really fast first." I said, "Thank you for your help though Tomas, Amanda." I smiled before ducking though the crowd and off towards the sidewalk. I had to nudge my way though the crowds, without the Doctors mess of brown hair bobbing in front of me I found it very hard to get though. The Doctor had a way with getting through crowds. After my boots hit the sidewalk, I took off in a jog down the street. Once I hit the corner, I started to ask around if anyone had seen the Doctor.
After ten minutes of asking around, I was still unable to pin point the Doctor. Even though a few people had seen him walking, kind of hard to miss him, they couldn't tell me exactly which way he was heading. Flopping down on a bench a few blocks away from my original starting spot, I tried to think of where he would go. I thought back to the large scroll, Maxwell Martin was all I could really remember. Standing suddenly, startling the couple on the bench across from me, I took off back towards Time Square. Reaching the edge of the crowd, I managed to get someone's attention and just blurted out my question. "Who is Maxwell Martin?"
The man I had approached gave me a look, "Have you been living under a rock?" He questioned, seeming to not be able to believe what I just asked. "He's the best thing to happen to New York City in a long time. He was at one point a business man, middle of the chain kind no one overly important; but he hit it big with some stocks and took over a few businesses. From there he's been putting money into the city and making it better, he's really the king of New York."
"He sounds like a great man." I added after he finished.
"Yeah, fixed this place up really nice; he even funded the new ball for this year. Said something bout ringing in the new millennium with a new image. He's even making a speech here tonight." The man continued on.
With all of the information I needed, I offered the man my thanks before dashing off back into the crowd. After a minuet of getting nowhere nicely, I gave up and started to push my way though. I'm more then sure I was getting looks from people but at this point I couldn't care less. I remembered a fenced off area set to the side from when I first noticed the Doctor was gone that maybe the best bet.
Edging my way around the fence, I tried to get a view of the inside but the white plastic shoved between the links stopped my sight. The crowd had pushed its way to the fence, I took that opportunity to drop to the ground and slide one of the plastic strips up to peek inside. I saw a few cars parked outside of a large building and best of all no cops. Jumping up, I tried to find a less crowded place to do this. Positioning myself so I was hidden behind a few bushes, I gripped the fence and hauled myself up. Using the toes of my boots to grip I managed to climb the fence. Swinging my leg over so I straddled the fence, I made sure to keep my upper body low so no one saw. Kicking my other leg over I dropped down to hang from my arms before letting go and falling onto the ground. My landing was anything but graceful considering I ended up landing on my bottom.
I groaned and rubbed my lower back in hopes of easing some of the dull pain. Looking around, I found myself hidden behind a decorative shrub in the parking lot outside of the building. Pulling a few branches out of the way I peered to the other side. The parking lot was empty with the exception of a guard right outside of the door leading into the building. Brushing off my pants and slipping out of my coat, I tried to make myself as presentable as I could before picking a quick pace to get myself to the door. As soon as I got to the door the guard stepped into my path.
"Sorry, no one is allowed beyond this point without proper identification." The small speech sounded rehearsed and forced.
Taking in a breath of air I tried to sound as rushed as I could. "My badge is inside, Mr. Martin sent me out to retrieve his jacket. He says if he doesn't have his jacket he can't do his speech." I paused and quickly flipped my wrist to check a watch that doesn't exist. "Please, I'm in a big rush. I had to park four blocks away and jog here though the crowd. Trust me you don't want Mr. Martin upset." I added, shifting my weight to my right foot while tapping my left.
"All right, go on." He backed down, and stepped off to the side.
"Thank you, I'll be sure to put in a good word with Mr. Martin bout you." I offered a rushed smile and bustled past him and into the building. After I was out of sight of the guard, I slowed my pace and slipped my jacket back on. The building was freezing, it seemed even colder then outside which was saying a decent amount. Zipping myself up, I did a quick look around and found no one. The whole place seemed empty; I could hear the whirling of the A/C and the hum of the lights but no signs of life.
I tried the first door I found in the hallway, opening it a small amount I found the lights off. I opened it enough to slip in and quickly shut the door behind me. Feeling the wall for a light switch, I found one and flipped it. The light came to life and illumined the room; it was nothing more than a vacant office. The desk pushed on the opposite wall seemed pretty empty. Moving to the other side, I started to shift though the drawers. Hearing a commotion outside in the hallway, I ducked under the desk. The door burst open and slammed shut in rapid succession, the lights flicked off and I heard footsteps almost running towards where I was hidden. Getting as low as I could, I heard a loud thud followed by a familiar voice yelping in pain.
Hopping up I tried to see in the dark, "Doctor?" I hissed out hoping I was right.
I felt a body crawl up to my left, suddenly a dim blue light illuminated us. The sound of his screwdriver was the only noise in the room. "Allie?" Truthfully he sounded a little more than surprised. I offered him an awkward smile and small laugh that I'm sure looked weird in the blue light.